JSF 2 OutputScript Example

JavaServer Faces (JSF 2) provides a number of user interfaces components that cover the most common requirements, one of the most important component is a <h:outputScript/> component. You can include a JavaScript fragment of code in your views using the typical link tag. JavaServer Faces 2 provides you a resources newly concept that’s ever provided before; it is now possible to include your JavaScript using <h:outputScript/> tag. You can place script files into a resources directory in the root of your web application. Sub directories of this directory are called libraries, you can create any libraries that you would.

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1. JSF View

outputScript.xhtml

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
	xmlns:ui="http://java.sun.com/jsf/facelets"
	xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html"
	xmlns:f="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core">
<h:head>
	<h:outputScript library="js" name="javascript.js"></h:outputScript>
</h:head>
<f:view>
	<h:form>
		<h1>
			<h:outputText value="JavaBeat JSF 2.2 Examples" />
		</h1>
		<h2>
			<h:outputText value="OutputScript Example" />
		</h2>
		<h:commandLink value="Say Hello" onclick="sayHello();"/>
	</h:form>
</f:view>
</html>

2. Java Script Code

javascript.js

function sayHello(){
alert("Hello JavaBeat !");
}

3. The Directory Structure

For a proper use of <h:outputScript/> you have to structure your directories as you would be seeing in the snapshot below.

4. The Deployment Descriptor (web.xml)

web.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<web-app xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" xmlns:web="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee
	http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd"
	id="WebApp_ID" version="2.5" metadata-complete="true">
	<context-param>
		<description>State saving method: 'client' or 'server' (=default). See JSF Specification 2.5.2</description>
		<param-name>javax.faces.STATE_SAVING_METHOD</param-name>
		<param-value>client</param-value>
	</context-param>
	<context-param>
		<param-name>javax.faces.application.CONFIG_FILES</param-name>
		<param-value>/WEB-INF/faces-config.xml</param-value>
	</context-param>
	<servlet>
		<servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
		<servlet-class>javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet</servlet-class>
		<load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
	</servlet>
	<servlet-mapping>
		<servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
		<url-pattern>/faces/*</url-pattern>
	</servlet-mapping>
	<servlet-mapping>
		<servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
		<url-pattern>*.xhtml</url-pattern>
	</servlet-mapping>
	<listener>
		<listener-class>com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener</listener-class>
	</listener>
</web-app>

5. JSF 2 outputScript Demo

The below snapshot shows you a running example using of outputScript component.

1. JSF View

2. Java Script Code

3. The Directory Structure

4. The Deployment Descriptor (web.xml)

5. JSF 2 outputScript Demo

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